I’ll admit laughed at your original comment. I mean, it’s not exactly PC because it’s generalizing a race. Obviously, many Black dudes don’t eat this kind of food and many non-Black dudes do.
That said, there is no question that this meal has a strong Afro-Caribbean influence. Collard greens are straight outta Africa. While the sweet potato, cultivated for centuries as “batata” by Caribbean tribes, was a good substitute for African cassava root for African slaves in the Caribbean. Likewise, jerk chicken developed in the Caribbean as a fusion of African cooking techniques and flavor preferences with what ingredients were available in the Caribbean. So, you’re not exactly wrong. I wouldn’t have phrased it that way, but I also wouldn’t have “white knighted” to defend a race when no one else even raised an objection.
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I’ll admit laughed at your original comment. I mean, it’s not exactly PC because it’s generalizing a race. Obviously, many Black dudes don’t eat this kind of food and many non-Black dudes do.
That said, there is no question that this meal has a strong Afro-Caribbean influence. Collard greens are straight outta Africa. While the sweet potato, cultivated for centuries as “batata” by Caribbean tribes, was a good substitute for African cassava root for African slaves in the Caribbean. Likewise, jerk chicken developed in the Caribbean as a fusion of African cooking techniques and flavor preferences with what ingredients were available in the Caribbean. So, you’re not exactly wrong. I wouldn’t have phrased it that way, but I also wouldn’t have “white knighted” to defend a race when no one else even raised an objection.